[E]ven preoccupied with the thoughts of death, honor, and heroism that doubtless passed through the heads of millions of American soldiers on the eve of battle, the young man cannot resist the natural beauty of the full moon on a clear night. The image also plays with the sharp contrast between the plane, the latest in American technology, and the vast emptiness of the sky. It makes a subtle yet present commentary on the just how much technology has still yet to do.

Author of:
A Map of Verona: Poems (1946)The Novel Since 1939 (1946)Moby Dick: A Play for Radio from Herman Melville's Novel (1947)Lessons of the War (1970)Hilda Tablet and Others: Four Pieces for Radio (1971)The Streets of Pompeii and Other Plays for Radio (1971)Collected Poems (1991, 2007)The Auction Sale (2006)